Bard - they broke my job

[AkashiXI]

Moving away from the WM argument, how do you guys feel Bard has been scaling with gear? I've been a little disappointed overall with how little the return has been for DEX. I'm now i205, still 200 weapon, and I average between 1220-1250 with no food, no pot, party bonus. My monk friend has seen substantial boosts in his dps (he's now riding close to 1,450 on average at 203), and I feel the gap should be closer. I know I'm not counting disembowl, but I shouldn't have to. What are other Machinists, Bards doing around 205 with no buffs outside party?

Edit: on the topic of WM, I still only have a few complaints. The biggest would be straighter procs happening after using another GCD, preventing me from immediately using it or, even worse, using a straight only to use a straighter right after. I'm already running into TP issues with the amount of skill speed we aquire, so this furthers my quality of life annoyance. I've already talked about this subject though, I'm just hoping SE will take notice and help us out. :]